Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-02

Soon all WAS dark and silent in til,
room. The man slept, hut the little wifi,
prayed. as well as sh. could. 10 Him Il,
give Us this day our daily bread" an,
that the husband whom she loved and fol
whom she was willing Ia work and save
nigh; have strength To keep his renewed
pledges
In the morning. IIenny, sharp little bust
ness woman that She WAS. with loying
kiss hurried VIII oil TO find some one whc
would buy her now useless finery, which
With sigh, she proceeded 10 arrange,
she was IA woman; il was a sore task u
part with the pretty dresses just bought
As she WAS kneeling at her trunk ther,
came tap upon the door.
Come in, she cried.
A man entered; it was Delos Dodge,
professional gambler
Hcnny started 10 her feet and faced
him. looking like little fury.
Delos Dod-e had nothing of the reyer-
end character which the title ID. d., that
his associates bestowed upon him, would
have indicated, unless it might be his APP
pearance. FaUliirs~ly dressed, with no
display Of jewelry. a smooth, pale face,
and quiet department that nothing was
tNtI hllp"H tp blSt albg "a NIillt
| would have transformed him. 50 far as
looks went, into model minister OF the
Gospel. But the spare chin and firm
mouth, and the cold, fixed glare of his
eye, showed old ID. D." TO be man that
it would not do 10 afIront; few men had
risked his anger, and most Of them ha,,
/ lived TO regret it.
He entered the room and closed the
door. and then said, most politely:
Il beg your pardon for disturbing you
| Mrs. Moore, but the servant informed me
( that your husband was here | wish 10
see him. Busy packing to start. see"
( Then Henny-poor Henny-poured out
upon him, the man who robbed her hus-
band. her heap, up wrath:
Packing TO 90 way, you impudent
villain, You know that we can't go way
when you robbed-ycs, robbed my poor
Willis. after making him drunk, of every
cent he had in the wide world oh. how
/ hate you And you have this insolence
10 come here. after all. and look me in the
face and ask me about going way. You'd
like 10 see the poor boy starve. all of YOU
that's what You want But I'll spite
You! I'll work for hm-work for him
yes, till drop dead
Henny stopped To take breath, and
then Delos Dodge spoke calmly and
quietly;
Mrs. Moore, please listen 10 me for a
few moments. Your husband is Young,
and rather foolish and weak hut | like
him, and Ike and respect you: you are
an honest, good girl. | went 10 our rooms
last night, and found your husband. de-
cidedly The worse for liquor, playing with
Mr.. lawton. Mr.. Moore had lost all his
ready money, an applied 10 NE TO cash his
check for considerable amount. knew
what would happen and forced myself
into tbs game much to the disgust Of all
others. In three hours had YOUR hus-
land checks for s.. 800 in my possession
Here they are, continued ID. D.. produc-
ing them from his vest pocket Il came
here this morning trusting TO find Mr.
Moore alone. Gou will do as we'll What
| now do with these checks YOU will please
tel! no one, it would hurt my euviable
reputation and Delos Dodge, the gam
bier, gave a low laugh a. he tore the
checks into small bits and scattered the
pieces at the foot of the staring. aston
ished little wife.
Oh ID. D.. Mr. Dodge, I mean. how
-,sn thank YOU she cried
by saying nothing of this to any one
but your husband Pack up now and Get
him away from here, and tell him from me
10 drop the drink and the play; he hasn't
the head for either. And now. soosl-hy,
Mrs. Moore, and pleasant Journey and
good fortune 10 you, and he held out his
band
Please forgive me for what / said,
won yous" she begged.
''Oh, certainly; twas but natural, and
did you good. Good-by," and again he
neld out his hand.
She looked up at him. II her friends
had heard of what she next did they would
have said That's just Henny all over "
She reached up, put her arms about his
neck, drew his head down and kissed him.
Then she sank upon the hOor sobbing,
woman like, for joy.
Mr. Dodge walked down the stairs very
slowly. His face was paler than usual,
and there was slight moisture in the
cold, gray eyes that softened their stony
glare. As he passed through to the street,
upon the steps of the house he found Mr..
Chick Lawton.
Why, halo, ID. d. :" exclaimed Chick,
what are you doing here: | saw Billy
Moore rushing down street. and thought
I'd just drop round and cheer Henny up
little; but you are ahead of me, you old
'pOssum. Biily's down on his luck, this
morning. / guess, and I'm SO tender
hearted that thought Id come and offer
them a V or an " I'll just run up and
keep Henny company till Bill comes hack"
Dodge laid his hand on Chicks arm
Mrs Moore is very busy, Mr.. Lawton,"
said he, With an ugly look in his eyes |
Take my advice and don't 60 up. You
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me this fine, cool morning-indeed you
had, Mr.. Lawton. Come"
Mr.. l.. did not care to disoblige Mr. D.
1t might make Mr.. d. angry. 1t was
dangerous To anger the quiet Mr. D., and |
so Mr.. l., who was particularly care ul
of his ''big hearted" self, trotted down |
street beside old Mr. D., who seemed in
clined TO silence But Chick hated ST. |
lence. and soon broke out:
You wouldn't have acted toward |
Moore as / was about to do-now, you |
know you wouldn't, you heartless old |
ID. D."
Il certainly would not, was the moan |
ing reply.
Il knew it, crowed Chick. That's |
because you've got no heart, you see. 1t |
gives fellow "A cold in the head merely |
" A''h ~ Nou Nchlt utIt idhe |
something TO warm up that cold blood Of |
yours"
Il thank you; seldom drink
Il know il: that because you've got |
no heart. | actually believe your veins |
are filled with ice water Come in and |
take something warming" persisted |
Chick.
Go and get your drink Excuse me- |
have sonnet hino on my lips that I don |
wish TO wash of " was the quiet re- |